Yordan Alvarez

[NYBBFAN]

Originally Posted by spuds1961

You yordan guys might be able to help me with some prices on low numbered cards.

Rookies and stars from chronicles gold Rc numbered 01/10

Topps Independence Day Rc 276 numbered 20/76

Archives bowman TV set insert Rc red foil 22/25

Thanks in advance I am not being lazy as I search eBay every other day and can’t find anything with prices either sold or up for bid.

I would estimate the Independence Day at $450, assuming raw and no flaws. Can’t help with the others.

[magmaster21]

Bought 3 TCAs today.

And 2 TC Variations

I can’t stop buying and haven’t noticed prices jumping that much.

[Mymoneypls]

I just got a TC PSA10 for $80.
Agree couldn’t pass it up considering


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[rwperu34]

Originally Posted by jhssketchcards

They are not hitting Bradley lead off. Ever.


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The problem is if they bat a RHB leadoff they've either got to bat Correa ahead of Tucker (bad) or have back to back LHH (bad).

Originally Posted by jhssketchcards

Speed is not. Altuve hitting leadoff is their best choice. Brantley protecting Alvarez would be awesome.
Altuve
Bregman
Alvarez
Brantley
Correa
Gurriel
Tucker
Maldonado
Straw/McCormick

That top 4 is as good as anyone in the MLB


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RRLLRRLR-Set up beautifully to under produce in close and late games.

Originally Posted by towerymt

Had to go back to 2013 to find when he lead off. He's got a higher projected OBP than Altuve, and decent speed, so he could bat first. But then it's more likely an opposing team could counter with a lefty opener if they went Brantley/Altuve/Yordan. That's my guess why L/R/L wouldn't be used.

Mets have Nimmo/Lindor/Conforto for L/R/L top 3 according to roster resource. But they're lefty heavy through the lineup.

Maybe the Astros don't want to clog the bases with Yordan hitting in the 3rd spot.

I'm pretty sure the other team announces their SP before the lineup is made. If it's an opener it will be obvious. That said, it's better to have Brantley facing a LHP leading off the 1st than it is late in a close game. They could go Altuve, Brantley, Bregman, Yordan, Correa, Tucker, but I'd rather have Tucker get the extra PA against a RH starter.

[jhssketchcards]

Originally Posted by rwperu34

The problem is if they bat a RHB leadoff they've either got to bat Correa ahead of Tucker (bad) or have back to back LHH (bad).



RRLLRRLR-Set up beautifully to under produce in close and late games.



I'm pretty sure the other team announces their SP before the lineup is made. If it's an opener it will be obvious. That said, it's better to have Brantley facing a LHP leading off the 1st than it is late in a close game. They could go Altuve, Brantley, Bregman, Yordan, Correa, Tucker, but I'd rather have Tucker get the extra PA against a RH starter.

Brantley at 2 is fine, but leading off is a mistake. Springer led off because of his speed and power. His OBP wasn’t amazing but he did well and provided a great presence at the 1. Brantley is a great hitter but Altuve is the best leadoff guy they have. If Bregman continues to roll don’t be surprised to see him at the top from time to time the way he works counts.
I’ve said this in other threads before the Astros have had tremendous success with a RH lineup of
Springer
Altuve
Bregman
Correa
Gurriel

They haven’t had solid LH hitting except for when Marwin was there as a SH. Plugging Brantley, Tucker and Alvarez in def adds depth and better looks against lefties but going the traditional RLRL etc can affect a lineup. If you did that the lineup would be

Altuve RH
Brantley LH/McCormick RH
Bregman RH/Diaz RH
Alvarez LH
Correa RH/Diaz RH
Tucker LH/Garcia SH
Gurriel RH
Castro LH/ Maldonado RH
Straw RH/McCormick RH/Garcia SH

I also showed their bench guys in there and of course they would move around depending on who they played for on rest days or injuries.

I’d rather see Gurriel protect Alvarez than Correa myself. His contact rate is far better than Correa.
Brantley rests too. He hasn’t played more than 150 games in a long time. No matter what pitchers are going to see quiet a few RH batters when they face the Astros.


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[Archangel1775]

He was up with the bases loaded and flied out to left. Hopefully he see's more of opportunities like this.

[noaskiecards]

Originally Posted by Archangel1775

He was up with the bases loaded and flied out to left. Hopefully he see's more of opportunities like this.

Ya he's been not as hot after the homer
Lots of groundouts but I feel like he's back in the swing of things hopefully



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[LittleJimmies]

Put a lot of faith in modern medicine over the past two days. Picked up a gold foil, two rainbow foils, and a hobby foilboard, all PSA 10's. I've been teetering on going in on Yordan for the past year because of his knee concerns. I 100% believe health is the only thing that can hold him back and he looks like he is fully healthy and moving well. Feel like the upside clearly outweighs the downside right now with his prices. I went with flagship foils because the pops are shockingly low for all of them (24 rainbow, 9 (!) gold, and 2 (!!!!!!!) foilboard) and think they will age really well. I'll post a nice pic of the threesome when they come in.

[gmoney328]

He's so good. Lethal even. Nice to have him back. Talent like this should be showcased. RBI single. I hate the Astros but can respect supreme talent. 3 Ks in 21 AB so far. All called third strikes. He's getting dialed in.

[noaskiecards]

Originally Posted by LittleJimmies

Put a lot of faith in modern medicine over the past two days. Picked up a gold foil, two rainbow foils, and a hobby foilboard, all PSA 10's. I've been teetering on going in on Yordan for the past year because of his knee concerns. I 100% believe health is the only thing that can hold him back and he looks like he is fully healthy and moving well. Feel like the upside clearly outweighs the downside right now with his prices. I went with flagship foils because the pops are shockingly low for all of them (24 rainbow, 9 (!) gold, and 2 (!!!!!!!) foilboard) and think they will age really well. I'll post a nice pic of the threesome when they come in.

You can't beat the buy in for yordan stuff
Especially when he's about 10 percent the price of tatis and soto and similar age, he's 23!
5 to 10x potential, and even if he struggles, how low can he go
I've picked up about five of the psa 9 foils for under 50 each on average, would like a 10 too, very tough grade

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[callou2131]

Those foils are so tough. I have a few and every one has some edge chipping.

[LittleJimmies]

Half showoff/half public service announcement, the Yordan/Robert dual RC from on-demand Dynamic Duals is an awesome card with a low print run and low price. Base has a print run of 950 and go for $25-30. The whole set is awesome and goes for about double that. PSA 10 Soto/Acuna from the 2018 set goes for $500+ for reference, so lots of upside here. And at worst you're left with a very cool affordable card. Pictured is my red /10, I have a handful of base as well.

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[DJCollector1]

Snagged this one "on a whim" during the offseason.
I *think* I paid $300 for it.....but certainly no more.

Not sure on the real value, but I'm getting a feeling this card won't be going anywhere unless I got a true moon shot of an offer.




I'm going to get it in an SGC slab just to protect it until PSA comes back to life lol. Who in TF knows with grading in this day and age, but it looks pretty sharp all around, I'd guess a 9 or 9.5.
Value thoughts anyone?


Thats a nice one above littlejimmies.

[noaskiecards]

3rd double for the big man
Had a few roygh games facing lefties, good to see

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[Onepocketj]

Originally Posted by DJCollector1

Snagged this one "on a whim" during the offseason.
I *think* I paid $300 for it.....but certainly no more.

Not sure on the real value, but I'm getting a feeling this card won't be going anywhere unless I got a true moon shot of an offer.




I'm going to get it in an SGC slab just to protect it until PSA comes back to life lol. Who in TF knows with grading in this day and age, but it looks pretty sharp all around, I'd guess a 9 or 9.5.
Value thoughts anyone?


Thats a nice one above littlejimmies.

One auctioned two weeks ago for $479

[gmoney328]

Originally Posted by DJCollector1

Snagged this one "on a whim" during the offseason.
I *think* I paid $300 for it.....but certainly no more.

Not sure on the real value, but I'm getting a feeling this card won't be going anywhere unless I got a true moon shot of an offer.




I'm going to get it in an SGC slab just to protect it until PSA comes back to life lol. Who in TF knows with grading in this day and age, but it looks pretty sharp all around, I'd guess a 9 or 9.5.
Value thoughts anyone?


Thats a nice one above littlejimmies.

I really don't want to throw stones at this card, because it's very cool, but the fact that the sticker covers Alvarez' face is decidedly uncool.

[ucLAkers]

Originally Posted by gmoney328

I really don't want to throw stones at this card, because it's very cool, but the fact that the sticker covers Alvarez' face is decidedly uncool.

That card is way too nice for a sticker to be placed like that.

[PumpnDumpling]

[SGC300ier]

A couple new pick-ups....just in case...

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[DJCollector1]

Originally Posted by gmoney328

I really don't want to throw stones at this card, because it's very cool, but the fact that the sticker covers Alvarez' face is decidedly uncool.

Excuse the bad cell phone picture.
The main reason it looks bad there is the hologram reflection/sticker glare.

Its beautiful in hand.
I "took a chance" when I bought it, because the glare made it look like the auto was smudged badly. (and I figured thats why it sat on EBAY as long as it did)

Regardless, looks great in hand, looking directly at it. But I know some don't care for sticker autos. Had it been on card, I just would have bought it that much faster.

Now I need both these guys to get in a home run chase......

[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by gmoney328

I really don't want to throw stones at this card, because it's very cool, but the fact that the sticker covers Alvarez' face is decidedly uncool.

Hey, at least the sticker isn’t covering 2/3 of his body.


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[LittleJimmies]

Originally Posted by eye4talent

Hey, at least the sticker isn’t covering 2/3 of his body.


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Oh F man, just F. That's depressing.

Never seen a better candidate for peeling and seeking out a hard signature from someone.

[noaskiecards]

Whoa - tatis money flowing in?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2020-Topps-....m46890.l49286

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[gmoney328]

Originally Posted by noaskiecards

Whoa - tatis money flowing in?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2020-Topps-....m46890.l49286

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Nice!! Pulled one last year. Still have it raw.

[callou2131]

Wish the 2020 Bowman autos would do that! Grabbed 2 Base chrome and a pink tonight for $50